New Expedition 33 update rolls out for one-year anniversary, plus a Steam sale

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Published Apr 24, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT

And a nice discount on Steam

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 one year anniversary image showcasing its cast enjoying their new haircuts

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 turns one year old on Friday, and the team at developer Sandfall Interactive is celebrating the game's anniversary in style. It released a small new update Friday for the turn-based RPG that added new cosmetics for the expeditioners.

All six of the playable characters received new "1st Anniversary" haircuts. Gustave's is available from the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs, while everyone else's new hairdos will be found at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête in the overworld. The update also fixed minor issues, and you can read the full patch notes below.

Clair Obscur one year artwork showing the cast celebrating around a birthday cake

Sandfall also announced the game had sold over 8 million copies sold in its first year. "Thank you so so much to every single person who has played, created art, shared, streamed, discussed, and supported this game!!" it wrote on X. The last time it gave a sales update was back in October when Sandfall announced Expedition 33 had hit 5 million in sales.

If you're not one of the 8 million who have bought and enjoyed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 since its launch, there's no better time than the present to dive in: it's currently discounted by 20% and costs $39.99 on Steam until April 30.

Here are the full anniversary patch notes, courtesy of Steam:

New content

Added 1st Anniversary haircuts for the expedition!
- Gustave's Anniversary haircut is available at the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs.
- Verso + Maelle + Lune + Sciel + Monoco's Anniversary haircuts are available at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête on the World Map.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where Danseuse outfit for Lune and Sciel made the character menu too obscur.
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to open a rest point in various locations when an in-world dialogue was playing.
Fixed collision issues in various locations.
Adjusted some achievement text for consistency.
- ~~We've noticed something went wrong after adjusting this, we're investigating now to resolve the issue~~
- Fixed the issue! We've readjusted some of the achievement descriptions back to the correct achievements. Thank you for your patience!!